Recall:What Is It Kraske Said To Goldsmith?

And Kraske feels she needs to submit a letter of clarity in criticism to the Goldsmith Report?

The Report clearly states what her letter only reflects.

And if there were ever a clear indication of an "Extreme Prejudice" on the part of an elected official to cause him/her to be recused from deliberating on land use issues, it appears this would be most telling and could not be ethically ignored, could it?

The following is taken from an email recieved on Friday from Debra Kraske..."Tom Freel" KAST-AM Radio
Tom,
I am concerned that my name and former position with Clatsop County are being used as part of a political campaign without my consent and I want to set the record straight.
A small portion of my interview with Jill Goldsmith regarding Commissioner Richard Lee is being presented out of context. What is not being communicated is that Commissioner Lee at no time asked me to intervene on his behalf regarding his permits nor did I feel compelled to do so.Commissioner Lee told me repeatedly that his complaints to me were made to illustrate his feelings that the land use system doesn't work for business people and that a common person should be able to obtain land use permits without needing to hire a land use consultant. These facts are part of the Goldsmith report, but are not being presented in their entirety.

Sincerely,

Debra Kraske
Former Assistant County Manager
Clatsop County, Oregon

Posted by Tom Freel at 9:41

From The Goldsmith Report:

"Kraske, Debra

Kraske told me that Lee's common complaint to her about the land use planning system is that it "Doesn't Work" for "Business People" and that a "Common Person" should be able to work the system but, they can't and that's "Not Right". Kraske told me that Lee is not alone among Commissioners in wanting to fix what they perceive as problems in the County system. Kraske said that she believes Lee sincerely feels it's "Too Hard", that Clatsop County makes land development harder than it needs to be and they couldexercise more discretion. Lee Feels as though everyone is being asked to do more than they should have to.

Lee has talked to Kraske about his own plan and developments and also about how the Planning Department "Is Not Right". Lee has never asked Kraske to directly intervene in one of his projects. Kraske has told Lee, "it's fine to change the system but, not with your own projects". There are a couple of other people who are unhappy with the Planning Department but, those who complain are well balanced with people who think Planning does a good job.

Linda Lee told Kraske that Bunch was rude to her but, did not tell Kraske that Bunch should be fired. Lynda Lee has been negative about staff before.

In the five years that Richard Lee has been on the Board of Commissioners, he has complained to Kraske once a week, on average, either about someone else's projects or his own developments. The majority of the time he is complaining about his own projects.

Kraske told me that, other than Lee, in the past two years, she's only received two complaints from builders but, they weren't serious complaints. The builders only told her what they said because they knew her personally. Kraske has had no serious complaints from members of the public."